Hi new to the group. anybody have experience with headers on a 440,also looking for part numbes for front end componets tie rod ends,ball joints . thanks...
Does anyone in this group know if the FMC rear suspension and frame members are strong enough to carry a custom made rear motorcycle carrier on which a 900 lb....
Hello all, I tried this question a few days ago but my post didn't appear in the message list so I'll try again. I am a prospective FMC buyer and would like to...
I thought I would join this group as I have two, yes two FMC coaches. Numbers 299 and 388. The story is rather long as to how I got them but 299 only has 45K...
I'm very sorry for not moderating messages in a more timely fashion. For those not "in the know" I had to change new members to "moderated" because of an...
... Russ, I wouldn't think so, but enginuity can overcome many things. 900 lbs is approaching the combined weight of the FMC's engine and transmission, but...
... The rear frame of the FMC looks like this: There is a transverse member that runs across the vehicle ahead of the rear wheels. This carries the trailing...
... Hi Larry, I don't have any personal experience here, but I've been told (by Jim Black) a few things about headers: 1. they are difficult to fit, given the...
Russ, I knew one couple that bought a '73 that some previous owner had installed a 120 gal. water tank between the beds.The coach could not be driven over ...
To Russ and other interested people; I bought #617 in Illinois and they installed a Detroit Diesel. This FMC had a wandering problem before the extra weight...
That's a fact: Don't add any more weight to the back of your coach! The backend weight is what causes the 'wander' that some still experienced. But imagine...
I have owned and FMC for many years. There aren't too many parts I have not replaced or looked at. Totally enjoyed upgrading an touring in this amazing...
Thanks for the reply. I also have been a owner 1973 J # 181 and sold to buy a more liveable unit for summers up north, but have since bought a travel trailer...
I just had an entertaining conversation with Jim Black. I need to replace the left-side control arm in my steering, its worn and won't hold the alignment....
A lot of stuff happened with Jim and some of the rest of us"years and years ago" He does say that a lot but how many of us know someone who has worked on the...
...Welcome to our FMC group. Many us of, particularly in the snowy northland, may have been snoozing thru the winter, but I'll bet more FMC'ers will be be...
Folks: I'd agree with those who advise against adding weight to the rear end of the FMC. On my coach, that classic "FMC wander" was reduced after I did some...
Jim: Nice play-by-play on getting the dashboard loose. Last summer I redid the center panel. I also got tired of looking at the shrinking, peeling original...
You're welcome,rocky.You'll probably find something I forgot or has been changed.I think the aluminum sub dash(good name for it) is fastened with 1/4-20...
Jim: Hey, I'm gonna' check out the area you describe for additional house batteries. It would make for more house juice, plus adding some front-end weight....
I had the same problem with mine #0128 State Farm Insured based on the appraised value, with proof of my appraisal and pictures, so my coach is insured for...
I had a conversation about that with Lesley of MHR in Lincoln, IL. He's done a similar project where you extend the front bumper out six or ten inches, and...
I meant no disrespect, and hope I sounded jovial. I genuinely enjoy talking with Mr. Black, exactly because of his thirty years experience. When I bought #110...
Upper or lower limits?Progressive specializes in motorhome insurance...OH!! You mean the age of the vehicle!Progressive doesn't,to my knowledge.We have had it...
Hmmmm.Thought you'd be caught up by now.There are nine tubes running under the coach.They're PVC.Seven are 3/4 inch and two are 1 inch,I think.The wire ...
I didn't think you were being disrespectful,Jim.I was pushing you leg a little.I think Jim Black and I are about the same age and he is very entertaining to...
Just purchased an FMC, will pick it up in Florida this Weds. (4-16- 03). I recently suffered the total loss of my 1978 GMC Royale to an interior fire. The...
To anybody out there with info on the best place to market my 1973....#19... FMC. This coach has features on it that were deleted in later years. For example...
